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    Enfield MKIII - LGS Find - Tell Me More! A Good Buy??????

    I have to decide if this is my first Enfield to add to Mosin's and Mauser's. Pics below. There are comments from some great guys on another board suggesting a sanding and refinish job on the stock. Others there have commented on the peculiarity of the barrel/muzzle. What do you guys think?

    On consignment: $575.00 includes 200 bullets and 2-3 hundred casings and Lee re-loading dies (I have Dillon 650 loading machine). No import mark. Is it matching?

    The good part is I bought $100.00 worth of raffle tickets for a gun recently, which I won. It's NIB! LGS will give me $400.00 trade-in if I purchase the Enfield. So, basically I'd get the Enfield for $275.00.

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    It sure does not look like a WWI vet to me. New wood/near new wood. If you are looking for a collector rifle, keep looking. If you want a shooter, this may well be it.

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    Great price, and a lovely-looking rifle. If the bore is half decent i would recommend you buy it.

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    it is not in original condition, barrel is a little short too

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    RCS, when you say"it is not in original condition, barrel is a little short too", what are you seeing. exactly?
    I see the front sight block lining up OK with the nosecap, metal with the right type of blue, and slightly sanded and varnished wood [walnut] in pretty good condition... but nothing out of the ordinary - what am I missing...?
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    The pictures posted on another forum.

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    Lee Enfield barrel

    It is odd not to see the barrel extend beyond the nose cap, some work done on the
    muzzle would have reduced the lengthAttachment 85554

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    It's clear from the pitting on the butt socket which has been refinished over and the condition of the markings that this one has been through an FTR of some kind - and probably the RSAF(E) kind, before WWII I would bet.

    What's the date on the barrel?

    Yes, the wood has been sanded or steel wooled and oiled, probably by one of us civilians, but probably quite acceptably.
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    Ah... it turns out there were better pics of this rifle on
    Enfield MKIII - LGS Find - Tell Me More! A Good Buy??????
    The crown of the barrel has been cut back a bit and some counter-boring done as well.

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